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Laemophloeus pusillus Schon — Cosmopolitan and common 

 (Casey, 1884). In Britain in granaries, imported with grain 

 (Fowler, 1889). Occurs commonly in cereals, but probably in 

 the main predaceous and scavengering (Chittenden, 1911). In 

 rice, grocery wares, etc., in Germany (Reitter, 1911). 



Laeviophloeus testaceus Fabr. — Europe. Similar to L. denti- 

 culatus but occurring under linden bark (Kaltenbach, 1874), and 

 under dry beech bark (Reitter, 1911). Ferris (1853, 1876) found 

 the larvae under oak bark in galleries of Tomicus and under 

 chestnut bark with the larvae of the bark beetle Dryocoetes capro- 

 natus on which it was preying, but also living on the dejections 

 and capable of developing to maturity in the absence of the 

 Dryocoetes. Also found under bark of dead oaks with the larvae 

 of the same Scolytid and in the elm in the galleries of Hylesinus 

 vittatus and kraatzi. 



Laemophloeus turcicus Grouv. — Cosmopolitan. Imported 

 mto Germany in dried fruits, especially prunes, from the orient 

 (Reitter, 1911). 



Laemotmetus ferrugineus Gerst. — Cosmopolitan. Imported 

 into Germany in rice (Ganglbaur, 1899; Reitter, 1911). 



Laemotmetus rhizophagoides Walker. — Cosmopolitan. Found 

 in stored rice in Berlin, Germany (Chittenden, 1911). 



Lathropus vemalis Erich. — United States (Fla., Miss., N. J., 

 Conn.). Throughout New Jersey, secured by beating dead 

 branches. May to July (J. B. Smith, 1909). 



Lathropus sepicola Miiller. — Europe. According to Ferris 

 (1876) the larva lives under elm-bark in the galleries of the bark 

 beetles Scolytus multistriatus, Hylesinus vittatus and H. kraatzi 

 and feeds on their dejections. The perfect insect emerges in 

 May. Reitter (1911) often beat the latter from dry wood 

 fences. 



Phloeostichus denticollis W. Rcdtb. — Europe. Under the 

 inner bark of maple-trees, together with the larval stages 

 (Weisse, 1897; Reitter, 1911). 



Prostomis mandibularis Fabr. — Europe and Pacific States 

 (Or., Nev., Cala.) and Vancouver. In very rotten, damp wood 



